Things were looking pretty good for the Houston Texans. They ended last season on a four-game winning streak. At 9-7, they had the first winning season in franchise history and narrowly missed making a maiden playoff voyage. Then the calendar turned to May.

No matter how many fans show up, the Jacksonville Jaguars continue finding ways to win at home. David Garrard threw two touchdown passes, Josh Scobee kicked three field goals and the Jaguars stayed in the AFC wild-card hunt with a 23-18 victory over injury-depleted Houston on Sunday.

Forget the Houston Texans' 5-1 finish last season. Forget that they owned the third-ranked offense in the league. There's only one number on the minds of everyone from owner Bob McNair to coach Gary Kubiak to quarterback Matt Schaub: Zero as in zero postseason appearances and zero winning seasons in the franchise's seven-year history.

There are two professional football traditions in Detroit. One is the annual Thanksgiving game. The other is losing. Both will be on display Thursday when the winless Detroit Lions host the 10-1 Tennessee Titans. Defeated in their first 11 games this season, the Lions are approaching a mark that no team has ever reached and that no one in their organization wants to be associated with: 0-16.